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Amazon Quietly Reversed Its Aussie Shipping Ban (In Time For Black Friday)
Earlier this year Amazon stopped shipping products to Australia from its online U.S. and UK stores. That decision has now been reversed, conveniently in time for Black Friday sales period.
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The Australian Government Will Block Online Stores Not Collecting GST
Under laws coming into effect as of next year, if it wants to, the Federal Government can block access to overseas retailer’s websites if they aren’t collecting GST — even for purchases under $1000. Here’s how.
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Amended ‘Netflix Tax’ Released
Not just focused on streaming providers, the exposure draft of the bill covers GST on digital goods and services sold by overseas vendors in Australia. Netflix will be paying up of course, but so will sellers of e-books, music, apps and other downloaded purchases.
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$1000 GST-Free Threshold Abolished: Overseas Online Shopping To Become 10% More Expensive
A consensus between state and federal treasurers today during tax reform talks means that all purchases made overseas — through popular online shopping websites like Amazon, Book Depository and NewEgg, as well as any traditional methods like mail order — will incur a 10 per cent GST charge, abolishing the existing $1000 threshold.